All of us are aware of the population growth across the globe that eventually causes the pollutions that we are experiencing. However, designers mary Mattingly and Mira Hunter had created the waterpod. The Waterpod is a floating habitat that will be launch on Labor Day. The Waterpod is designed to be fully self-sustaining and is …
Month: January 2009
Creative Furniture out of Used Bike Seat
Recycling of a bicycle seat never came across to my mind. My family used to throw away our old bicycle seat the moment my dad has bought a new one. However, when I see this unique furniture made of used bicycle seat, I find it unique and eco-friendly. This eco-friendly furniture is from a Japanese …
ThisWay Bike: for a Convenient Way of Reducing Carbon Emission
Biking can be the cleanest way of transportation. It does not consume any gas to power nor produces gas that causes air pollution. The only downside of using the bicycle as a means of transportation, you are not safe enough when the rain pours down. This is what the Swedish designer Torkel Dohmers is considering …
Dominican Via Building by Rock and Architecture Peace
Recycling an old building is very helpful and useful. Instead of crashing the old building and waste a certain amount of money for the said activity, architects Rock & Architecture Peace decided to reuse the old pilarizada structure in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The remodeled it and became the Domincan Via Building. Its continuous glass …
Recycle X-ray Lamp by Sture Pallarp in Collaboration with Elin Hedlund and Emmelie Karlström
Everybody did an x-ray test and all of them normally throw away the x-ray photo after receiving their doctor’s findings. However, Sture Pallarp amazes me when I see his work out of an X-ray photo. It is an elegant and stylish lamp shade. Designs don’t need to be drawn or printed since the x-ray photo …
Unique Home Decors Made of Recycled Pots and Pans
Used and old pots and pans are normally thrown away. However, Paris based designer Gilles Eichenbaum, looks those used pots and pans in a different way. He recycled those items and turn it into a useful and unique home décor products. With this idea of recycling, I am sure nobody would want to throw their …
The Green Building of National Life Insurance by Henry Browne and Borja Huidobro
Green building seems to be the solution to cities who hardly have a chance to plant trees. Architects Henry Browne and Borja Huidobro have built the National Insurance building in Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. The building has various eco-friendly features that made it a sustainable one. One of the features is its interior and exterior …
Flat-Pac Emergency Shelter
The Flat-Pac Emergency Shelter is another eco-friendly shelter concept that will definitely help our brothers and sisters in disaster zones. This shelter is made from lightweight materials for easy transportation. In addition, mostly of the materials are recycled that made it an eco-friendly one. Two people without the need of any tools can easily install …
Reduce Carbon Emission with the Eco Bike Concept
Cars and motorcycles are generally the biggest contributor to carbon emission. In addition, because of the rapid grow of human population carbon emission also grows accordingly. Designers are now into eco-friendly design to prevent global warming and bicycle is the first option to reduce carbon emission. However, the Eco Bike concept will not only reduce …
Avail the Incentives of Being Eco-Friendly with Revive
We all know that being an eco-friendly person, we can avail the incentive of living clean and fresh. However, we do not yet know about receiving a monetary incentive when we live the eco-friendly life. In New York City, they have this incentive based recycling campaign program machine called Revive. With this program, everybody is …